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Biography
Cases
- Won summary judgment in a bellwether case for a cardiologist in Utah after more than 1,000 patients claimed our client's treatments were medically unnecessary.
- Obtained decertification of an FLSA conditional collective that had been certified before WTO took over the case. After the decertification decision was issued, lawyers for the plaintiffs conceded that another pending nationwide case—which WTO also was defending—should be decertified as well.
- Won summary judgment in arbitration for an international shipping company in an employment dispute.
- Defeated conditional certification of an FLSA and state law putative collective action in federal court in Ohio for an international shipping company.
- Secured a significant settlement in federal court for a pro bono client who asserted claims for civil rights violations against the Weld County Sheriff's Office in Colorado.
- Won an eight-day arbitration for a Fortune 50 company against a former supplier that brought discrimination and breach of contract claims and sought more than $10 million in damages.
- Won an appeal in the 10th Circuit for two mortgage brokers in a noncompete case against a leading financial institution, affirming a district court's prior denial of preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs had alleged that their former employees—WTO's clients—had breached noncompete and trade secret agreements when they left the company.
- Represented a healthcare organization against negligence claims and a mass tort involving medical devices.
- Represented a pharmaceutical company in multidistrict litigation involving allegedly adulterated drugs, resulting in stipulated dismissal.
- Represented a financial technology company during a contract dispute.
- Assisted a medical marijuana alternative treatment center to defend against orders to show cause related to its agricultural operations.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
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Co-Author, "Appellate Division Develops Factors Regarding Remote Testimony at Trial," New Jersey Law Journal – eDiscovery & Complex L. Supp. , (April 13, 2020).
Articles
Other Experience
Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.
Litigation Associate
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Colorado Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
Community Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Food & Agriculture Alumni Mentor, Fordham University
Personal Interests
Marathons, triathlons, 14-ers, and animal rights.